Housing Authority OKs Watertown Partnership

Housing Authority · Meeting of July 16, 2026

WELLESLEY — The Wellesley Housing Authority approved a partnership with the Watertown Housing Authority to bring a resident financial self-sufficiency program to town properties. The board voted 3-0 to enter the intergovernmental agreement, with staff estimating the only cost to Wellesley would be postage, under $200. Resident Board Member Renee Spencer said the program "has been very successful" and that tenants had been asking for it.

Separately, the board tabled a staff request to pursue Community Preservation Committee funding for a camera and security upgrade after Vice Chairperson Janice Coduri and Spencer raised concerns, with Coduri saying "I don't feel comfortable supporting that right now." The board also approved a $343,083.43 check warrant and a $39,435 flooring contract to Talty Floors.

In the full story:

• Roll Call and Routine Approvals
• Modernization Projects: Morton Circle and Western Road
• Affordable Housing Trust Action Plan Update
• Security Upgrade Funding Application to the CPC and HiLAP
• Flooring Service Contract Award
• Personnel Policy Probation Period
• Executive Session
• Old Business: WHA/CHA Management Agreement and Bylaws
• Watertown Housing Authority Self-Sufficiency Partnership
• Force Account Renovations and Family Housing Survey Results
• Fair Housing Documents, Donation Proposal and Public Housing Notices
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,673 words

Source: the Housing Authority meeting of July 16, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.